FRIENDS OF THE 502 GROUP

Picture courtesy of Richard Hargreaves

WELCOME

The Friends of the 502 Group was founded in November 2007, with the aim of restoring and preserving the last surviving LMS-designed Class 502 Electric Multiple Unit (EMU). This unit was one of a class of trains which provided sterling service to passengers, on the lines from Liverpool to Southport and Ormskirk, for nearly forty years.

Find out more about the history of this train, and the Merseyside rail network, at our history page.

If you want to support our work, we would be grateful for your donations. If you want to get even more ‘hands-on’, find out about becoming a member.

Our online shop has plenty of items to buy, with all proceeds going to group funds.

LATEST NEWS

A (slightly belated) happy new year to all our members and supporters! The first event of the 2018 calendar is the 70th Anniversary of British Railways event taking place on 13th January at Crewe Heritage Centre. This event has been organised by the Woodhead Railway Heritage Group to commemorate the anniversary of the railways’ nationalisation […]

The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the 502 Group will take place on 18th November at 4pm, at the MTT building in Tollgate Road, Burscough. The AGM is open to members only, so if you wish to attend and are not currently a member, please see our Membership page for details of how […]

Many of our readers will be aware of our sister unit, the Wirral Class 503 EMU, part of the SERA fleet, which has been housed at the Electric Railway Museum (formerly Coventry Railway Centre) for many years. Unfortunately, as we reported back in July, the museum site is to be closed and cleared. The collection […]

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